but it was fun pretending. it was hard to get good photos of the show, but here's one of me in babooshka before my fake hair came off and one of the start of the show on colfax. it's not easy walking down colfax in heels.
i need to practive model-y faces. my attempts made me look like a possessed zombie.
isn't it nice when a birthday can last a few weeks? yesterday, a package arrived from an old friend. (thank you ingrid!) she may be the world's greatest packer. she could fit a week's worth of clothes in a sandwich bag. really!!!
-a copy of the new novel written by an old friend's wife (i am very excited to read this book!)
-a new-to-me top she no longer wears and i volunteered to take off her hands.
-amazing scented products from l'occitane (in addition to being a great packer she's got a great nose)
i also love this vintage apron from jillypickle! she has the best taste. thank you jill!
have a great weekend everyone!
i love looking at street fashion blogs for inspiration and always find i am most smitten with the photos of older fashionistas such as ram featured on the streets of denver. he makes me want to know his story. what's your story, ram?
i love ram's look, but my favorite denver fashionista EVER is jack a. weil, the 107 year-old owner of rockmount ranch wear. he still goes to work every day. and he invented the cowboy shirt with snaps! and perhaps the bolo tie! he kinda makes me wanna be a cowgirl.
above coats from soia & kyo, toast, and banana republic
jordan likes to make fun of me for being a member of the jacket police. when it warms up a little bit, denverites hit the streets in t-shirts and shorts. without thinking about it, i point out how he and he and she are inappropriately dressed. i think it's because my mother always made me wear a jacket until it was almost 100 degrees outside that it now bothers me when i see someone in a t-shirt on a 50 degree day (even if the sun is shining). i've tried leaving my coat in the car on sunny days and most of the time i end up immediately regretting the decision and shivering through our errands.
i am old. florida is beckoning.
all above coats from top shop
my sister comes in tonight so i may be absent for a few days.
i hope she packed her coat.
last thursday i told jordan that when we FINALLY get around to joing netflix, i want to rent the red shoes. i first saw this 1948 movie based on the story of shoes that won't stop dancing during a lincoln center film festival in new york a few years ago. i loved the performance of the red shoes ballet in the movie and was excited to see it again. a few minutes after my request, jordan discovered that the movie was playing as part of a free film series put on by the local bookstore, the tattered cover.
obviously, we had to go see the movie. it was as good as i remembered. the dance performance is still my favorite part, followed by moira shearer's bright red hair. if you like color, technicolor in particular, this is a film for you.
the next night i broke in my new irregular choice shoes i bought in new york. they aren't red, but they do have red soles, so i was sure to be careful when i wore them.
most days i wear flats, but for some reason the piles of snow outside make me want to wear heels.
any of the following will do:
the pixie market solo heel (found via the shiny squirrel),
the olot by chie mihara (red shoes are always appealing),
and my new favorite, the shoe i want in every style and color, asa westlund's high heeled clogs (found via emma). anyone want to join me on a shopping trip to sweden?
i am excited for the release of sea serpent and me, illustrated by catia chien. i love catia.
she also has some great new things in her shop.
i followed her her link to the nucleus site and found this adorable tee:
with artwork by jon klassen.
ps-thanks for saying i'm not self-centered.
pps-you can see my dressing room on cruststation.
